Texas Rangers Company - Headquarters Austin | Department of Public Safety

Texas Rangers Headquarters - Austin

The Texas Rangers began in 1823 when Stephen F. Austin appointed men to “range” over a territory known as Texas. Since 1935, the Texas Rangers have been a Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Currently, the Texas Legislature has authorized 172 commissioned positions. The Texas Ranger Division includes Rangers, Ranger Command Staff, and full-time Special Operations Group “operators”. All members of the Ranger Division are stationed in one of six companies, or the Ranger Headquarters Office in Austin.

The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco is a cooperative project of the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Rangers and the City of Waco. Its mission is to preserve the heritage of the Texas Rangers and serves as both our official state repository, and Headquarters of Ranger Company “F”.

Today’s Texas Rangers are a diverse group of law enforcement professionals with extensive training in crime scene reconstruction, interviewing and interrogation, tactical tracking, and many other law enforcement disciplines. Each Ranger must have a minimum of eight years of law enforcement experience before being considered to join the ranks; however, most far exceed this initial requirement. In addition to prior law enforcement experience, many Rangers have backgrounds in engineering, forensics, education, and ranching. The men and women of the Texas Rangers are dedicated to protecting the citizens of our great state and preserving the unique heritage of America’s oldest law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction.

Assistant Chief

Assistant Chief Corey Lain
*Ranger Since 2009*

HQ Majors

Jason Dudley, Major, PIU — Jason Dudley, Major
Public Integrity Unit
*Ranger Since 2011*

Travis Brazil, Major, SOG — Travis Brazil, Major
Special Operations Group
*Ranger Since 2012*

Captains

Reuben Mankin, Captain SOG/SRT Ranger Since 2011	Jeffrey Wolf, Captain Administration Ranger Since 2011	Toby Catlin, Captain Administration/SAKI Ranger Since 2014
Staff Captains
Troy Wilson Staff Captain Ranger Since 2002	Melba Saenz Staff Captain - JOIC Ranger Since 2008
Staff Lieutenants
Trampas Gooding, Staff Lieutenant SAKI/UCIP Ranger Since 2004	Gary Phillips, Staff Lieutenant SOG/PK-9 Ranger Since 2009	Jarod Browne, Staff Lieutenant Digital Forensic Program
SAKI Rangers
Jason Shea, Ranger SAKI Ranger Since 2013	John Lingle, Ranger SAKI Ranger Since 2017
HQ Administration
Letecia Formby Executive Assistant III April Blackmon Training Supervisor Mary Martin Budget Analyst III Jorge Molina Forensic Imaging Specialist Treva Owens Program Specialist Sarah Shiver SAKI, Grant Specialist III			Elizabeth Martsolf Executive Assistant II Melanie Ties Divisional Program Coordinator/Liaison Cruz Rodriguez Workstation Support Specialist IV Jennifer Rybaski Business Operations Specialist Orlando Salinas SAKI, Program Specialist VII Starlane Riddle SAKI, Grant Specialist II